Abstract
This note explains Northern Territory v Griffiths [2019] HCA 7 (13 March 2019) (“Griffiths”), a methodologically complex and lengthy opinion, and why it is significant. Asa native title case concerning land valuation in the northwestern corner of theNorthern Territory in Australia, it is essential for other settler states that also have native title. That is because Griffiths is the first case from the High Court of Australia that articulates how to compute compensation owed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for the extinguishment of native title rights under the Native Title Act 1993.